Definition of "needlework" []

• Work, such as sewing or embroidery, that is done with a needle. (noun)

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• "And the wall was hung with pictures done in needlework – tapestry, in fact, though Dickie did not know that this was its name."
• "In the evening the doctor, Clara, Mrs. Rocke, and Traverse gathered around the fire as one family – Mrs. Rocke and Clara engaged in needlework, and the doctor or Traverse in reading aloud, for their amusement, some agreeable book."
• ""But needlework is not a fashionable accomplishment, my dear.""